Planners Support Subdivision Expansion

NEW LENOX — Plan Commission members on Monday recommended approval of plans to expand a new subdivision in the southwest section of the village.

Jack Fugate of Highlander Development Inc. told the commission he wants to annex 72.5 acres at Nelson and Delaney Roads for a continuation of the Palmer Ranch subdivision.

The commissioners also recommended approval of new zoning for the subdivision addition, but they reminded Fugate that requirements for new residential developments are growing more stringent.

The addition's zoning designation, which requires a 10,500-square-foot lot, may be "quite a bit more dense than what we might envision there," Commissioner Kurt Sangmeister said.

Fugate said his plan does call for larger lot sizes in the new section of Palmer Ranch.

Large lots with non-buildable areas can fulfill open-space requirements, said Carrie Hansen, the village's planning and development administrator. "(Open space) is not all going to be public. There can be private open space," Hansen said.

The commission also recommended approval of Huguelet Construction Co.'s plan for a 62-unit townhouse development in the Bluestone Bay subdivision.